Bedtime History: Inspirational Stories for Kids and Families
288 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsBedtime History is a series of educational, relaxing stories for kids and families. Learn about inspirational characters such as Jackie Robinson, Sacajawea, Neil Armstrong, and Maya Angelou. Other topics include space exploration, current events, and great feats of engineering such as The Transcontinental Railroad.
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George Washington: Part 1
April 27, 2020 05:33 - 14 minutes - 19.6 MBLearn about the first president of the United States, George Washington, from his boyhood in Virginia to his battles in the French and Indian War. This is part 1 of a 2 part series about his life.
Ole Kirk Christiansen and Lego
April 13, 2020 04:46 - 11 minutes - 7.81 MBLearn about the history of Ole Kirk Christiansen and the invention of Lego by he and his sons. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get your first month of KiwiCo free at https://www.kiwico.com/BedtimeHistory Support the show
Ole Kirk Christiansen and Invention of Lego
April 13, 2020 04:46 - 11 minutes - 7.69 MBLearn about the history of Ole Kirk Christiansen and the invention of Lego by he and his sons. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram 🇲🇽 Spanish | "Déjame contarte la Historia" Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
First Live Episode Announcement - Wed, April 8th 3pm PST
April 04, 2020 04:41 - 1 minute - 1.12 MBFirst Live Episode Announcement - Wed, April 8th 3pm PST by Bedtime History Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bedtimehistory)
The Grand Canyon
March 29, 2020 05:32 - 8 minutes - 6.21 MBLearn about the history of The Grand Canyon. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
The Titanic
March 16, 2020 07:28 - 10 minutes - 7.56 MBLearn about the history of the construction, maiden voyage and sinking of the Titanic, along with later efforts to discover the wreckage. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
The Berlin Wall
March 02, 2020 05:08 - 9 minutes - 6.28 MBLearn about the wall dividing East and West Germany, the reasons why it was built and the adventurous people who escaped. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Tania Aebi & Sarah Dekker
February 17, 2020 15:49 - 7 minutes - 5.5 MBLearn about two incredible women who circumnavigated the globe by sailboat. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Zeppelins
January 31, 2020 04:57 - 9 minutes - 6.3 MBLearn about the history of the giant airships of the 1900s also called zeppelins. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Stan and Jan Berenstain
January 23, 2020 02:38 - 7 minutes - 4.89 MBLearn about the husband and wife creators of the entertaining Berenstain Bears children's book series. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Nikola Tesla
January 07, 2020 03:40 - 8 minutes - 5.95 MBLearn about one of the geniuses of the electrical age, Nikola Tesla. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Nintendo: Fusajiro Yamauchi, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Gunpei Yokoi and Shigeru Miyamoto
December 10, 2019 18:27 - 10 minutes - 7.53 MBLearn about the founders of Nintendo and the talented people who have designed their games over the years. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bedtimehistory)
History of Nintendo: Fusajiro Yamauchi, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Gunpei Yokoi and Shigeru Miyamoto
December 10, 2019 18:27 - 11 minutes - 7.92 MBLearn about the founders of Nintendo and the talented people who have designed their games over the years. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Mark Twain
December 10, 2019 04:40 - 9 minutes - 6.6 MBLearn about one of America's most famous authors, Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Edgar Allan Poe
November 09, 2019 17:07 - 7 minutes - 5.48 MBLearn about the difficult but impactful life of the world-renowned writer of mystery and detective stories, Edgar Allan Poe. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
The Bedtime History Story
October 29, 2019 03:53 - 8 minutes - 6.08 MBLearn about the history of Bedtime History! 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Leonardo Da Vinci
October 14, 2019 04:16 - 9 minutes - 6.89 MBLearn about one of the most curious and creative geniuses in recorded history, a true Renaissance Man who painted, sculpted, sketched and invented. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Ada Lovelace
September 10, 2019 04:32 - 7 minutes - 5.31 MBLearn about Ada Lovelace, the brilliant Victorian woman who later became known as one of the first computer programmers. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Camping
August 18, 2019 23:35 - 6 minutes - 4.5 MBLearn about the history of camping as one of the world's favorite pastimes! 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
The Bone Wars
July 31, 2019 00:05 - 9 minutes - 6.76 MBLearn about Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh and the war that ensued between them as the two paleontologists as they stopped at nothing to discover the most fossils. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Harriet Tubman
July 07, 2019 04:17 - 9 minutes - 6.81 MBLearn about the brave woman who put her own life at risk to lead others to freedom along the Underground Railroad. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Notre Dame Cathedral
June 30, 2019 04:04 - 9 minutes - 6.52 MBLearn about the history of the famous cathedral in Paris, the Notre-Dame and the efforts to rebuilt it after the recent fire damage. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Amelia Earhart
June 17, 2019 21:30 - 12 minutes - 8.65 MBLearn about the famous American pilot and her many adventures to break aviation records and inspire other women to be pilots, too. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Galileo Galilei
June 08, 2019 05:52 - 9 minutes - 6.28 MBLearn about the famous Italian mathematician and astronomer who defied the authorities of his day in the pursuit of science and reason. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
History of Memorial Day
May 25, 2019 05:56 - 5 minutes - 3.97 MBLearn about the history of Memorial Day. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
History of Easter
April 20, 2019 23:03 - 7 minutes - 5.31 MBLearn about the history of Easter, Passover and how the holiday is celebrated today. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Neil Armstrong: First to the Moon (Updated)
April 15, 2019 04:14 - 14 minutes - 9.82 MBIn this updated edition, learn more details about the life of Neil Armstrong. From learning to fly at age 16, to his missions in the Korean War, to the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bedtimehistory)
The History of Chocolate
March 31, 2019 23:41 - 9 minutes - 6.45 MBLearn about the amazing history of chocolate. From the cacao bean used by the ancient Olmecs in Mesoamerica to the mass production of chocolate bars by modern companies like Hershey, learn how we came to enjoy one of the world's most favorite treats. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
D-Day: Operation Overlord
March 23, 2019 15:44 - 11 minutes - 7.9 MBLearn about the plans leading up to D-Day and its importance as one of the defining battles of World War 2. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
St. Patrick's Day
March 16, 2019 14:26 - 9 minutes - 6.84 MBLearn about the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick, and the origin of St. Patrick's Day. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Marie Curie
March 06, 2019 04:00 - 10 minutes - 7.52 MBLearn about Marie Curie, the extraordinary woman scientist who won multiple Nobel Peace Prizes and helped develop early x-ray technology. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Presidents' Day: Childhoods
February 18, 2019 04:22 - 9 minutes - 6.43 MBHappy Presidents' Day! Learn about the childhoods of several of the Presidents of the United States of America, many of which were very difficult and very humble beginnings. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
History of Disneyland
February 03, 2019 16:44 - 13 minutes - 9.12 MBLearn about Walt Disney's idea behind Disneyland and how it came to be, from its design to its construction and future. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Walt Disney
January 28, 2019 04:10 - 12 minutes - 8.75 MBLearn about Walt Disney's childhood in Marceline and his early days as an animator, then on to the success of his early animated films leading up to the creation of Disneyland. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 21, 2019 03:57 - 12 minutes - 8.57 MBLearn about the great civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. from his days as a pastor to his great march on Washington, and about the change that came from his efforts to bring about equality in the United States and across the world. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Pyramids of Egypt
January 11, 2019 04:56 - 11 minutes - 7.88 MBLearn about the incredible pyramids of Ancient Egypt, pharaohs, mummies, and more about why and how the pyramids were built. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Christmas Trees
December 18, 2018 05:43 - 11 minutes - 8 MBLearn about the origin of Christmas trees which started in ancient European times and now is a primary tradition in cultures around the world who celebrate Christmas. 📢 Donate and get a shout-out from Breck! https://www.patreon.com/bedtimehistory 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Dian Fossey
November 29, 2018 15:48 - 7 minutes - 5.4 MBLearn about Dian Fossey, the zoologist who sacrificed much to study the Gorillas of Rwanda and help to protect them. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
November 14, 2018 05:16 - 11 minutes - 7.79 MBLearn about the musical prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
The History of Halloween
October 26, 2018 14:33 - 11 minutes - 7.94 MBLearn about the 2,000 year old history of Halloween, which started with ancient Celtic traditions and evolved into the fun celebration it is today. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Marco Polo
October 18, 2018 05:18 - 10 minutes - 7.23 MBLearn about Marco Polo, the Italian merchant, who traveled Asia to become one of the earliest European explorers to learn about its culture and people and return to write about it. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Steve Irwin: The Crocodile Hunter
October 11, 2018 03:49 - 9 minutes - 6.46 MBLearn about Steve Irwin, best known as The Crocodile Hunter, an Australian TV personality and crocodile expert who had a passion for teaching about wildlife and its preservation. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Hedy Lamarr
September 24, 2018 04:06 - 8 minutes - 5.91 MBLearn about Hedy Lamarr, the famous actress who also helped invent an early device for radio communications. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Bruce Lee
September 06, 2018 04:15 - 10 minutes - 7.2 MBLearn about the world famous Chinese martial artist, actor and pop culture icon, Bruce Lee. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
The Eiffel Tower
August 29, 2018 20:25 - 9 minutes - 6.33 MBLearn about the history of Paris's world famous Eiffel Tower. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Eras In History: The Renaissance
August 18, 2018 18:12 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBLearn about one of the greatest eras in history, The Renaissance, where education and innovation flourished, the likes of which had never before been seen in the history of the world. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Nurses Of World War I
August 10, 2018 13:55 - 10 minutes - 7.32 MBLearn about the brave female nurses of World War I and all they did to bring comfort and cheer to the wounded during one of the most difficult periods in the history of the world. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Michael Jordan
August 04, 2018 18:08 - 11 minutes - 7.95 MBLearn about the world-famous basketball player Michael Jordan. Follow us on a journey from his childhood in Brooklyn to championship years with the Bulls and the Olympic "Dream Team." 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Current Events: Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers Castle
July 29, 2018 05:40 - 6 minutes - 4.39 MBCurrent Events: Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers Castle by Bedtime History Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bedtimehistory)